Phoenicopteriformes (Flamingos)

Species in this group

LC

Phoenicopterus roseus

Daily sighting probability ~80% · Very likely

LC

Phoenicopterus ruber

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

NT

Phoeniconaias minor

Daily sighting probability ~70% · Very likely

NT

Phoenicopterus chilensis

Daily sighting probability ~50% · Likely

VU

Phoenicoparrus andinus

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

NT

Phoenicoparrus jamesi

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~50%

Jan

~50%

Feb

~60%

Mar

~50%

Apr

~50%

May

~60%

Jun

~50%

Jul

~50%

Aug

~50%

Sep

~50%

Oct

~50%

Nov

~50%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Flamingos

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities In captivity: 597 zoos & centres

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	West Coast National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	~90%
	Greater Flamingo			~80%
	Lesser Flamingo			~60%
2	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 6	~80%
	Lesser Flamingo			~70%
	Greater Flamingo			~50%
3	Camargue	🇫🇷 France	2 of 6	~80%
	Greater Flamingo			~80%
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
4	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 6	~80%
	Greater Flamingo			~60%
	Lesser Flamingo			~50%
5	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	2 of 6	~80%
	Greater Flamingo			~60%
	Lesser Flamingo			~50%
6	Lauca National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	3 of 6	~80%
	Chilean Flamingo			~50%
	Andean Flamingo			~30%
	James's Flamingo			~30%
7	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 6	~80%
	Lesser Flamingo			~50%
	Greater Flamingo			~50%
8	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	2 of 6	~70%
	Greater Flamingo			~70%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
9	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~70%
	American Flamingo			~70%
10	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~70%
	American Flamingo			~70%
11	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 6	~60%
	American Flamingo			~60%
12	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	1 of 6	~50%
	American Flamingo			~50%
13	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	1 of 6	~40%
	American Flamingo			~40%
14	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 6	~30%
	Greater Flamingo			~20%
	Lesser Flamingo			~20%
15	Galápagos Islands	🇪🇨 Ecuador	2 of 6	~20%
	American Flamingo			~20%
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
16	Torres del Paine National Park	🇨🇱 Chile	1 of 6	~20%
	Chilean Flamingo			~20%
17	Queen Elizabeth National Park	🇺🇬 Uganda	2 of 6	~20%
	Lesser Flamingo			~20%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
18	Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	~10%
	American Flamingo			~10%
19	Península Valdés	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	~10%
	Chilean Flamingo			~10%
20	De Hoop Nature Reserve	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
21	Namib-Naukluft National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
22	Lake Manyara National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
23	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
24	iSimangaliso Wetland Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
25	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	~10%
	American Flamingo			~10%
26	Addo Elephant National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
27	Gorongosa National Park	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
28	Etosha National Park	🇳🇦 Namibia	2 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
29	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
30	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	2 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
31	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	American Flamingo			<5%
32	Table Mountain National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
33	Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 6	<5%
	American Flamingo			<5%
34	Garden Route National Park	🇿🇦 South Africa	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
35	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	1 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
36	Cahuita National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 6	<5%
	American Flamingo			<5%
37	Chobe National Park	🇧🇼 Botswana	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
38	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Kuwait City	🇰🇼 Kuwait	2 of 6	~50%
	Greater Flamingo			~40%
	Lesser Flamingo			~10%
2	Izmir	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 6	~50%
	Greater Flamingo			~50%
3	Karachi	🇵🇰 Pakistan	2 of 6	~40%
	Greater Flamingo			~40%
	Lesser Flamingo			~10%
4	Manama	🇧🇭 Bahrain	1 of 6	~30%
	Greater Flamingo			~30%
5	Tunis	🇹🇳 Tunisia	1 of 6	~30%
	Greater Flamingo			~30%
6	Mumbai	🇮🇳 India	2 of 6	~30%
	Lesser Flamingo			~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
7	Cochabamba	🇧🇴 Bolivia	1 of 6	~20%
	Chilean Flamingo			~20%
8	León	🇲🇽 México	2 of 6	~20%
	American Flamingo			~10%
	Chilean Flamingo			~10%
9	Maputo	🇲🇿 Mozambique	1 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
10	Algiers	🇩🇿 Algeria	1 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
11	Porto	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
12	Dubai	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
13	Cape Town	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
14	Maracaibo	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 6	~10%
	American Flamingo			~10%
15	Rajkot	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
16	Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	1 of 6	~10%
	Greater Flamingo			~10%
17	Lima	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 6	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
18	Rabat	🇲🇦 Morocco	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
19	Johannesburg	🇿🇦 South Africa	2 of 6	<5%
	Lesser Flamingo			<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
20	Istanbul	🇹🇷 Turkey	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
21	Lisbon	🇵🇹 Portugal	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
22	Chennai	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
23	Vasai-Virar	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
24	Caracas	🇻🇪 Venezuela	1 of 6	<5%
	American Flamingo			<5%
25	New Delhi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
26	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	American Flamingo			<5%
27	Montevideo	🇺🇾 Uruguay	1 of 6	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
28	Rio de Janeiro	🇧🇷 Brazil	2 of 6	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
29	São Paulo	🇧🇷 Brazil	1 of 6	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
30	Barcelona	🇪🇸 Spain	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%
31	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 6	<5%
	Chilean Flamingo			<5%
32	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 6	<5%
	American Flamingo			<5%
33	Kochi	🇮🇳 India	1 of 6	<5%
	Greater Flamingo			<5%

Zoos & Centres Where Found

#	Zoo / Centre	Country
1	Disney's Animal Kingdom	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
2	Everland	🇰🇷 South Korea	In captivity
3	SeaWorld Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
4	Busch Gardens Tampa	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
5	SeaWorld San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
6	San Diego Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
7	Moscow Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
8	Pairi Daiza	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
9	Prague Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
10	National Zoological Park	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
11	Basel Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
12	ZooParc de Beauval	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
13	SeaWorld Abu Dhabi	🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates	In captivity
14	Leipzig Zoological Garden	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
15	Denver Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
16	Copenhagen Zoo	🇩🇰 Denmark	In captivity
17	Tierpark Berlin	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
18	Natura Artis Magistra	🇳🇱 Netherlands	In captivity
19	Dublin Zoo	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
20	Cleveland Metroparks Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
21	Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
22	Zürich Zoo	🇨🇭 Switzerland	In captivity
23	Dresden Zoo	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
24	Planckendael Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
25	Antwerp Zoo	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
26	Parque das Aves	🇧🇷 Brazil	In captivity
27	Barcelona Zoo	🇪🇸 Spain	In captivity
28	Bellewaerde	🇧🇪 Belgium	In captivity
29	Le Pal	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
30	North Carolina Zoo	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
31	Zlín-Lešná Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
32	Ostrava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
33	Dvůr Králové Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
34	Korkeasaari Zoo	🇫🇮 Finland	In captivity
35	Paris Zoological Park	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
36	Zoo Pilsen	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
37	Parc Phœnix	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
38	Fota Wildlife Park	🇮🇪 Ireland	In captivity
39	Réserve africaine de Sigean	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
40	Jihlava Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
41	Greensboro Science Center	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
42	Chomutov Zoo	🇨🇿 Czechia	In captivity
43	Walsrode World Bird Park	🇩🇪 Germany	In captivity
44	Muséum de Besançon	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
45	Parc des oiseaux	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
46	Zoo de Doué	🇫🇷 France	In captivity
47	Abilene Zoological Gardens	🇺🇸 United States	In captivity
48	Rostov Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
49	Kaliningrad Zoo	🇷🇺 Russia	In captivity
50	Aquarium du palais de la Porte Dorée	🇫🇷 France	In captivity